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[armthearmour]

A beautiful type 2b Schiavona with an ornately etched blade,

OaL: 43.6 in/110.8 cm

Blade Length: 37.5 in/95.2 cm

Blade Width: 1.4 in/3.5 cm

Weight: 2.75 lbs/1247.4 g

Venice, Italy, ca. 1690-1700, housed at the Art Institute of Chicago.

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[armthearmour]

I close this second annual International Schiavona day with this beautiful type 2a,

OaL: 40 in/101.6 cm

Blade Length: 34 in/86.4 cm

Blade Width: 1.5 in/3.8 cm

PoB: 3.25 in/8.26 cm

Weight: 2.6 lbs/1170 g

Italy, ca. mid 17th-early 18th century, housed at the Finnegan Collection.

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[armthearmour]

Welcome to the second International Schiavona Day!

We will begin with a predecessor to the Schiavona, a Schiavonesca,

OaL: 44.5 in/112.9 cm

Blade Length: 37.9 in/96.4 cm

Weight: 2.7 lbs/1215 g

made in Venice, Italy, ca. 1475-1500, housed at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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[armthearmour]

Happy birthday Man!

Thank you! It was a good one

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[armthearmour]

A beautiful type 1 Schiavona, Venice, Italy, ca. 17th century, from Czerny's International Auction House.

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The type 2 Schiavona of a Dalmatian Mercenary, likely made in Venice, Italy, ca. 1700, from Christie's Auction House.

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A lovely type 1 Schiavona, Venice, Italy, ca. 1600, from Hermann Historica.

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[armthearmour]

A broad bladed type 2 Schiavona, Venice, Italy, ca. early 18th century, housed at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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[armthearmour]

Happy birthday

Go raibh maith agat!

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[armthearmour]

I know it's late and this might not be the correct place to post this, but happy birthday to you. You're really cool :)

Thank you so very much! And it's not too late till it's past midnight in my time zone 😉

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[armthearmour]

Alles Gute zum Geburtstag!

Danke!

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[armthearmour]

Happy birthday!

Thank you very much!

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[armthearmour]

Hap borth

Thuk

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